Sheberghan Teacher Training Facility: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Paid Contractors and Released Them from Contractual Obligations before Construction Was Completed and without Resolving Serious Health and Safety Hazards
Abstract
In May 2008, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) agreed to construct education facilities in Afghanistan. In February 2009, USACE-Afghanistan Engineer District-North (USACE-TAN) awarded Mercury Development, an Iraqi company, a $2.9 million contract to build three teacher training facilities, one of which was to be located in Sheberghan in Jawzjan province. Originally planned to be completed in January 2010, the contract was subsequently extended to June 2011 and its value increased to $3.4 million. This report assesses (1) whether construction was completed in accordance with contract requirements and applicable construction standards and (2) whether the facilities are being used as intended and maintained. SIGAR conducted its work in Kabul, Afghanistan; the USACE-TAN Resident Office at Camp Spann, near Mazar-e-Sharif; and in Sheberghan from September 2012 through July 2013, in accordance with Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation published by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- AD1140809
Entities
People
- Bryan M. Flynn
- Crawford Thompson
- Milton Naumann
- Warren Anthony
- William Dillingham
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction